Method of cutting hair



K. A. CHRISTY METHOD OF CUTTING HAIR Feb. 9; 1937.

Filed Jan. 25, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 [fC/ms@ www Feb. 9, 1937. .K A. CHR|STY 2,070,356

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y /v/ I l I f Peiented Feb. 9, 1937 UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFicE METHOD F CUTTING HAIR Kenneth A. Christy, Parkers Landing, Pa. Application January 25, 1935, Serial No. 3,522

6 Claims.

This invention embodies a method of cutting the hair of the human headin such a way that the hair will be caused to Wave.

It is a known fact that strands of hair that have a tendency to wave, are oval in cross section, and it is therefore the object of this invention to cut the hair in such a Way as to cause the hair to bend at predetermined points, whereupon the strands of hair become oval at the points of bending forming a wave in the hair surface.

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Figure 1 is a view illustrating the first step of the method, illustrating the front hair as combed over the forehead, and lines of the hair as cut,

from the head.

Figure 2 is a view illustrating a portion of the hair combed over the groove formed by cutting away lines of hair- Y Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the rst step of the method, as shown by Figure l.

Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating the second step of the method as shown by Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a diagram of the third step of the method, wherein that portion of the hair parted and combed rearwardly, has been thinned.

Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating the fourth step of the method, the front hair having been combed rearwardly over the groove.

Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating the fifth step of the method, the ends of the -last hairs having been cut off.

Figure 8 is a view illustrating the wave in the hair as formed by the method of cutting, after the hair has grown to a predetermined length.

In carrying out the method, the hair is/rst parted as at A, along one side of the head, in the usual manner.

The hair is now parted at a point in spaced relation and parallel with the hair line at the forehead, about one or two inches from the hair line at the forehead as at B, The hair between the part B and forehead hair line is combed forwardly l over the forehead as indicated by Figure 1 of The hair is now parted at point C and a portion of the hair is combed back over the line or groove formed-in the hair by cutting out the rows of hairs. i

The next step of the method consists in thinning the hair very lightly, which has been combed' back over the line or groove formed in the hair by cutting the hair close to the scalp.

The remaining portion of the hair which has been combed over the forehead, is now combed rearwardly over the head in its original posi- 5 tion, and the ends of the hair are cut off, or shingled not too abruptly at point E or at the crest at one side of the groove, causing the hair to grow downwardly into the groove or trough formed in the hair and up the opposite side of 10 the groove or trough, resulting in the hair bending and assuming a shape oval in cross section, at the point of bending and producing a wavy hair surface, as the hair grows.

e While I have shown and described'a single 15 to the.part B, whereupon the hair will -have a plurality of wavy portions.

It has been found in practice that when the hair'grows to a length to bend into a groove or trough, the hair becomes oval in cross section and continues to grow in this manner indefinitely,

insuring a wavy hair surface.

It might be further stated that it is sometimes desirable to maintain the hair soft andfpliable, so that it will bend readily during the growth of the hair, in which case, mineral oil, olive oil or vaseline may be applied to the hair.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: n

l. The method of cutting the hair of the human head to cause the hair to wave, consisting in forming a transverse groove through the mass ofI hair of the head, the groove being spaced from the hair line at the forehead by cutting I away rows of hair, combing the hair at the front of the head, rearwardly over the groove, and

nally cutting the hair at a point along theupper edge of the groove, whereby the hair may grow downwardly into the groove and up over the opposite side of the groove, forming a wave.

2. The method of cutting the hair of the human headto cause the hair to wave, consisting in forming a part in the hair at one side of the head, forming grooves in the mass of hair of the head, the grooves extending at right angles to the part,

and nally combing the hair at the front of the head rearwardly over the grooves, causing the hair to follow vthe transverse contour of. the grooves and bend, forming a wavy hair surface.

3. The method of cutting the hair of the human head to cause the hair to wave, consisting isl 2 i Y v aovaaso in forming a groove in the hair surface, combing the hair at one side of the groove, over the groove, cutting the hair combed over the groove whereby the ends of theA 'hair combed over the groove terminate at the upper edge of the groove whereby the cut hair may grow downwardly to th` groove and upwardly over the opposite side of the groove forming a wave in the hair surface.

4. The method of cutting the hair of the human head `to cause the hair towave, consisting in cutting away lines of hairs close to the scalp, forming grooves through the hair surface, cutting certain of the hairs of the grooves so that they extend above the scalp, combing hair adjacent to the grooves over the grooves, cutting the hairs combed over the grooves at points near the tops of the grooves, whereby the hairs combed over the grooves will follow the transversecontour of the grooves during the growth of the hairs, and said short hairs of the grooves adapted to grow between the hairs combed over the grooves, spreading the hairs combed over the grooves and forming a wave in the hair surface.

5. The method of cutting the hair of the human head to cause the hair to wave consisting in forming a groove in the mass of hair of the head, combing the hair'adjacent to one side of the groove, over the groove, cutting the hair combed over the groove whereby the ends of the hair combed over the groove terminate at the top of the groove at one side thereof. l

6. The method of cutting the hair of the human head, consisting in forming a part in the hair, cutting out `a line of hair along .the part forming a groove in the hair surface, combing the hair at one side of the part, over the groove, and finally cutting the hair overlying the groove to a lengthwhereby the ends of the hair terminate at the upper edge of the groove at one side of the groove.

KENNETH A. CHRISTY. 

